Canal Street (film)
{{Infobox film
| name = Canal Street
| image = CanalStreet2019movieposter.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Film poster
| director = Rhyan LaMarr
| producer = {{Plainlist|
- Amir Windom
- Christopher Jennings
- Eric Garnes
- Rhyan LaMarr
- Kevin Mullens
}}
| writer = {{Plainlist|
- Adam Key
- John Knitter
- Rhyan LaMar
}}
| starring = {{Plainlist|
- Bryshere Y. Gray
- Mykelti Williamson
- Mekhi Phifer
- Kevin Quinn
- Woody McClain
- Lance Reddick
}}
| music = {{Plainlist|
- Amir Windom (music supervisor)
- Gretchen Yanover
- Michael “Wave” Lane
- Kevin “Khao” Cates
- Gary Windom
- Rhyan LaMarr
}}
| cinematography = Nicholas M. Puetz
| editing = David C. Keith
| studio = {{Plainlist|
- Red Guerilla Productions
- NYC Films
}}
| distributor = Smith Global Media
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2018|06|13|American Black Film Festival|2019|01|18|United States}}
| runtime = 89 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross = $251,917{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=canalstreet.htm|title=Canal Street (2019)|website=Box Office Mojo|accessdate=August 2, 2019|archive-date=July 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190709144029/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=canalstreet.htm|url-status=live}}
}}
Canal Street is a 2018 American drama thriller film directed by Rhyan LaMarr.{{cite web |last1=Phillips |first1=Michael |title='Canal Street' review: A Chicago crime story sells itself short |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/ct-mov-canal-street-review-0121-story.html |website=Chicago Tribune |accessdate=21 May 2019 |archive-date=21 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190521014547/https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/ct-mov-canal-street-review-0121-story.html |url-status=live }} The film was distributed by Smith Global Media and opened over Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend. It was filmed in Chicago. Canal Street was screened at the American Black Film Festival.
Plot
Kholi Styles, a young black teenager, is wrongfully accused of the murder of his white classmate from Winnetka.{{cite web |last1=Roeper |first1=Richard |title='Canal Street': A Chicago crime story, sharply made, sadly familiar |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/1/17/18364248/canal-street-a-chicago-crime-story-sharply-made-sadly-familiar |website=Chicago Sun Times |accessdate=21 May 2019 |archive-date=9 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809151642/https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/1/17/18364248/canal-street-a-chicago-crime-story-sharply-made-sadly-familiar |url-status=live }} His father, Jackie Styles, is an up-and-coming lawyer who goes to court to fight for his son's innocence.{{cite web |last1=McNary |first1=Dave |title='Canal Street' to Smith Global for January Release (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/festivals/bryshere-gray-drama-canal-street-sold-1202957773/ |website=Variety |accessdate=21 May 2019 |archive-date=12 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412202559/https://variety.com/2018/film/festivals/bryshere-gray-drama-canal-street-sold-1202957773/ |url-status=live }}
Cast
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- Bryshere Y. Gray as Kholi
- Lance Reddick as Jerry Shaw
- Michael Beach as Ronald Morgan
- Jamie Hector as Pastor Sam Billings
- Mykelti Williamson as Jackie Styles
- Jon Seda as Detective Mike Watts
- Will Yun Lee as Officer Hank Chu
- Harry Lennix as DJ Terrance Palmer
- Mekhi Phifer as Prosecutor A.J. Canton
- FERN as (himself) FERN {{cite web |last1=Martinez |first1=Paul |title=FERN OF SOCIAL CLUB MISFITS LANDS HIS FIRST MAJOR MOVIE ROLE |url=https://jamthehype.com/fern-social-club-misfits-movie-role/ |website=Jam The Hype |access-date=18 May 2022}}
- Reed Shannon as Joe
- Jacqueline Pinol as China
- William R. Moses as Bill Sudermill
- Nora Dunn as Marge Sudermill
- Tawny Newsome as Kai
- Yancey Arias as DJ Wado
- LaRoyce Hawkins as Amari Crawford
- Kevin Quinn as Brian Sudermill
- Lyric Ross as Tameka
- DeVon Franklin as The Key Note
- Juani Feliz as Zoey Swanson
- Woody McClain as MayMay
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References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|6183104}}
- {{Mojo title|canalstreet}}
Category:African-American films
Category:American thriller films
Category:Films shot in Chicago
Category:Films about race and ethnicity
Category:Films about racism in the United States